Weight-Loss New year, new challenge?

[:)Janez]

Can we start a new years challenge, for through january? i dont know much about the challenges, and who can start them and such so yeh.

Bluey

 

[dariqueen]

You mean, starting after the Christmas one is over?

 

[Korrie]

anyone can start a challenge. Typically if you are starting the challenge you are responsible for dividing up teams and keeping track of everyones weight loss then determening a winner at the end.

Are you wanting to start one come Jan 1st???

 

[:)Janez]

Well i thought it would be good to start one on the 1st january, as everyone makes new years resoultions and stuff, thought it would be fun. Not really totally sure how it works because ive never been in one, or been involved, but just an idea. If i run would i be able to compete too? Are all the ones running at the moment divided into teams or are there individual ones too. It'd be cool to run it, but i want to compete in it too lol.

 

[maleficent]

it doesn't have to be a team challenge, it can be an individual challenge...

as the challenge starter, you can compete... just be sure you are there to see it thru completion.. nothing worse than the starter bailing out mid-challenge...

Set up your guidelines
when the challenge starts and when it ends
What your challengers have to do during the challenge
How do you decide who "wins" (weight loss percentage?)

 

[:)Janez]

oo, ok thanks. That actually is good motivation for me, as i will not be able to drop out . I will read some of the other challenge threads, and think about guidlines ect.

 

[Korrie]

Another thing too...the challenges dont' all have to be the same, you can get creative and come up with soemthing new

 

[:)Janez]

it is to early to set it up in the next few days so people have a chance to enter, so there are fewer people joining half way through.

 

[maleficent]

usually a mention about 1 week before keeps it fresh in people's minds... i think we decided that too many challenges running at once was overwhelming - so by the end of december all the challenges wll be winding down and we'll be ready for a new one

 

[:)Janez]

kk thanksyou

 

[wishes]

count me in (if i remember).
I was thinkin of something similar myself

 

[niapage]

Definately count me in.Of course that is always my New years resolution
but this time I am actually doing it! Thank's Tammy

 

[:)Janez]

i will spread the word nearer the time, need help with ideas, should it be from the 1st of january till the first of february, or the last day in january, or longer any ideas welcome.

 

[maleficent]

4 weeks usually seems to be long enough for most people... so the month of january would be perfect...

Start thinking about whether you want a team challenge or an individual challenge

 

[:)Janez]

I think its gonna be a individual challenge, so if people drop out it wont mess up all the teams, but if people prefer team challenges...

 

[anne11]

I've never done a challange before so if you're doing one I think it's a great idea. Count me in.

 

[jmnewsome]

yup, count me in too!

 

[bmohearn]

Sounds good!

count me in as well!!!

 

[dockatie09]

I'm in too!

 

[Shrinking]

Sounds good to me... I only joined recently, and by the time I realized that there were challenges, it was too late to get in on the Christmas one. New Year's sonds perfect!!!